An analysis of refractivity biases detected in GPS radio occultation data: Results from simulation studies, aerological soundings and CHAMP satellite observations
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G. Beyerle, GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ), Department 1, Geodesy and Remote Sensing, Telegrafenberg, D-14473 Potsdam, Germany (e-mail: [email protected]) S. Heise, GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ), Department 1, Geodesy and Remote Sensing, Telegrafenberg, D-14473 Potsdam, Germany (e-mail: [email protected]) G. König-Langlo, Alfred Wegener Institute for Polar and Marine Research, Bremerhaven, Germany (e-mail: [email protected]) Ch. Reigber, GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ), Department 1, Geodesy and Remote Sensing, Telegrafenberg, D-14473 Potsdam, Germany (e-mail: [email protected]) T. Schmidt, GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ), Department 1, Geodesy and Remote Sensing, Telegrafenberg, D-14473 Potsdam, Germany (e-mail: [email protected]) J. Wickert, GeoForschungsZentrum Potsdam (GFZ), Department 1, Geodesy and Remote
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